I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down.
You can't wake up one day and say 'I'm for gay marriage ' and wake up the next day and say 'I'm against it.' Wake up one day and say 'I'm pro-choice ' and the next day wake up and say 'I'm pro-life.' There's no credibility there.